- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Creative Writing Mentor
ORGANIZATION: YourWords STL
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Do you like to write? Do you like working with young people? Our mission is to help St. Louis youth express themselves through writing.
Starting June, 7, 2017, each Wednesday afternoon from 2 - 3 pm we will be working with a group of young men, ages 16 - 20, on different writing prompts. There will be 4 sessions total June 7, 14, 21, and 28.
We have been with this group at Margrove Children's Home for two years and have watched them grow and mature. Their writings are amazing. And, they love our tutors/mentors.
As a volunteer, your responsiblities will be to mentor one of the boys during the session and while he writes. Share your thoughts and ideas. Listen. Encourage. Show support and caring.
We start each session as a large group led by a program director, and then after we have been given our writing prompts, we break into our duos.
The location for this weekly session is in Florissant, MO. It is on the beautiful campus of Marygrove. In order to become a creative writing mentor, you will need to have a background check.
More opportunities with YourWords STL
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About YourWords STL
Location:
3820 N 14th St, St. Louis, MO 63107, US
Mission Statement
YourWords STL uses one-on-one tutoring, creative workshops, and collaborative writing projects to amplify the voices of St. Louis youth. We are committed to helping bridge cultural and economic divides in St. Louis by honing the ability of people to tell their stories, while ensuring that as many ears and hearts in the community are listening.
Description
YourWords STL provides free creative writing programming and homework tutoring to young people in underserved areas of St. Louis. We partner with local organizations to provide workshops for their populations.
We partnered with Marygrove Children’s Home a therapeutic residence for children who have been abandoned or abused and have nowhere else to turn from 2015-2022. Starting in 2022, our tutoring has moved to Clay Community Resource Center in the Hyde Park neighborhood, offering tutoring twice weekly. The tutor volunteers work with students each week on homework as needed for school.
We provide stand-alone workshops with other partner organizations throughout St. Louis. Each year we bring students from various backgrounds together in collaborative writing projects. The tutoring we provide students, whether in person or virtual, becomes even more urgent and impactful, as disparities in resources grow in the wake of a pandemic.
YourWords STL is seeking volunteer tutors, willing to commit to 60-minute weekly tutoring sessions. We are seeking tutors from a variety of professional backgrounds, with strengths in math, science, English, finance, history, or political science, and we prefer tutors live in or near St. Louis MO. Thank you for taking the time to learn about us, and don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2705 Mullanphy Rd.MarygroveFlorissant, MO 63031
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2017
SKILLS
- Reading / Writing
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- One hour per week for 4 weeks